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a banana skin

An action that results in an unforeseen and embarrassing mistake or problem. When Joe applied the latest software update, he had no idea what a banana skin it would be until after his company's entire network crashed. This tax return delay has been a real banana skin for the IRS, especially since they'd insisted that such technical issues were a thing of the past. Ugh, what a banana skin—they were completely dominating the game until the quarterback threw an interception, which allowed the momentum to shift in the opposing team's favor.
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Magistrate Mervyn Mandell said: "We find it was a targeted gesture to throw a banana skin after a goal was scored by a black player.
"So, after a quick bit of Googling and my application being accepted it became apparent that the current world record of 2:58:20 for the marathon by someone dressed as a piece of fruit may be in the grasp of even my very unfit legs - but still somewhat of a challenge given how slippery a banana skin can be.
The pair reacted by throwing a banana skin and a small shot glass -- before launching a vicious attack, punching and kicking their target as he lay on the ground.
"The (tier two nations) are getting better and better every year, there are a few things to juggle up and try to get right, but luckily we dodged a banana skin."
We've overcome a potential banana skin and just hope now for a bit of luck in the draw.
Shaking my head, I opened the bin and picked out my banana skin. I hope it was my banana skin.
"There are upsets in the competition so it's up to us to go there and show enough qualities to do the job and make sure it's a not a banana skin.
London, Jun 2 (ANI): England defender Joleon Lescott has described Switzerland as a "potential banana skin" ahead of their Euro 2012 qualifier on Saturday.
DAVID HAYE'S trainer insists the WBA world heavyweight champion will not be thinking about conquering the Klitschko brothers until he has made his way past a "massive banana skin" in the shape of his bout with John Ruiz.
It is not so much a banana skin for Blair, as a banana skin event for all those innocents who voted him his last big majority.
Make a split through the inside curve of each banana skin be careful not to cut all the way through.
But they will go into the game full of confidence after avoiding that potential banana skin against Oldham, who they beat 27-10 last weekend in the ADM Premier for a record 13th straight win.
A UK Cypriot Tottenham football fan has issued a grovelling apology after being arrested and charged with throwing a banana skin at Arsenalforward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang during a match, and of being racist.
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